St. Kunibert Church: Context view, exterior looking towards east apse

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posted on 2017-06-30, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cie

The spires shown in this photograph have been removed (destroyed in WWII) and now the towers have simple pyramidal caps.\u000a\u000aThe youngest of the twelve Romanesque-era churches left in Cologne. Damaged and rebuilt after WWII. Saint Kunibert was bishop and advisor of King Dagobert I. The walls of the large two-storey apse are 'double-skinned' with shallow walkways framed by columns. The spires were destroyed in WWII and now the four square towers have simple pyramidal caps.

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Date Created

1910-01-01

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2017-06-30

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Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: Kunibertsklostergasse 2|Cologne|+50.94675+6.962556

Temporal Coverage

before or circa 1910

Cultural Context

Romanesque

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To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.

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